Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-07-01
State 11epS.

The st. Johnsbury academy on Friday
graduated 81 ladies and 81 gentlemen.
The salaries of the % teachers of Rut-
land are Sl0,257.20. There are ll04
scholars.
The Rutland chief of police and other
officials are investigating reports of hotel
gambling rooms, where much money is
said to have been lost the last few weeks.
The Wells & Richardson Co. of Burling-
ton are to erect a block seventy feet
square in the rear of their present build
ings to accommodate their increasing
trade.
\ class has been formed at Brattleboro
in the Loisettian system of physiological
memory. with II scholars. including
clergymen, teachers and pupils in the
high school, who are to be taught by
correspondence.
John Sugland, the negro suspected of
the murder of Helen a. Burt, committed
suicide by hanging in his cell at Brattle-
boro last Thursday. The examination,
then in progress, was developing strong
evidence of his guilt.
\ western town has offered the Car
penter Organ company of Brattleboro
$4,000 to remove their works there,
besides backing the head of the firm
with 100000 capital, but the offer will
not. it is said, be accepted.
Seven Young men graduated from Nor
wich university at Mortified Tuesday.
The diplomas were presented by George
Nichols, acting president, and the address
before the trustees was by Gen W. w.
Grout. Gov. Ormsbee and staff were
among the visitors.
Elizabeth Gallagher, a domestic, y
years old, and daughter of James Gala
CHER of West Rutland while Fastening
to catch harbor steamer at Providence,
Il. l.. on Sunday, tripped, fracturng her
skull on an iron window grating. and
was killed instantly.
Speaking of the Royce Maloney case,
the st. Johnsbury Republican says
1--WE do not enjoy the honor of the con-
fidence of the Supreme court. but we
may say that the current report is that
the court is SO hopelessly divided in
respect to the case that it finds it impos-
sible to come to IA decision.
Orange county court adjourned on Sat
urday after a l5-days' session. Twelve
divorces were granted out of the u cases
tried. There were but four civil cases
tried by jury, and in one of these the
Jury disagreed. There are 40 new civil
entries on the law docket. and l. crimi-
nal indictments. The number of justice
suits is becoming less and less ever va
cation.
These changes will be made in post
masters salaries dating from today:
Barre, from $1,000 to $1,000; Bellows Falls,
from $500 to $500: Bennington, from
81 81 IN
to $500: Ludlow, from Sll00 to $1,000
Newport, from $1,000 to Sl400: st. Al
bans, from $1,000 to S2l0O; Waterbury
from Sl200 to $1,000; White River June
ton. from Sl200 to $1,000.
The officers chosen at the reunion OF
the I'd regiment of Vermont volunteers
at Burlington, last week, were: Presi-
dent, j. II. Walbridge of Bennington
first vice-president, Maj. +. Wales of Brat
tleboro; second vice-president, Gen. PIP
Pitkn of Montpelier; secretary and
treasurer, a. p. Ray of Burlington; eX.
ecutive committee, Gen w. w. Henry
b. W. Carpenter and Col. L. A. Wood
bury, all of Burlington
A Chicago dispatch says L. G.. Pope
at one time wealthy iron merchant il
New York. the partner of Smith Weed
and for several terms a member of the
New York Legislature, coming here
about four years ago from Montpelier
VT, and for the last two years Il collector
in the public works department of the
city. is an embeZzler to the amount OF
$1,000. He is supposed 10 be in Canada
He has wife and two children.
\ bright little lad, a son of one of st
Johnsbury's physicians, recently recov-
cred from serious illness. The other
day the pastor of the church which the
family attended called upon the young
invalid. The little fellow was complete
ly overcome with this unexpected honor
and asked his mamma if the minister
really came to see such little fellow a
himself. Being answered in the afiirma
tive, and having his fathers custom whel
making visits in mind, he asked: "Say
mother, what does the minister charge
a VISIT [Caledonan.
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